Heron Power
Hardware Applications Engineer
$120K–$160K
Scotts Valley · On-site · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years.
About the job
Own application-specific testing and pilot deployment of Heron Power’s solid state transformer for AI data centers, battery storage, and PV plants.
What you'll do
- Test battery and SST applications in the lab and at pilot sites, including performance, communications, and grid-integration functions.
- Build and maintain Python test automation; operate power converters and test equipment and collect and analyze data.
- Review pilot performance, identify product gaps, and work with software and firmware teams on improvements.
What they ask for
- 1+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics, energy storage, EV, grid, or a comparable hardware-intensive environment.
- Strong DC circuit fundamentals and ability to correlate test data with simulation results.
- Strong scripting and test-automation skills for instruments and power converters, including data logging and analysis.
- Working knowledge of power conversion and battery systems, lab instrumentation, and CAN and Modbus TCP.
Nice to have
- Experience with solid state transformers or grid-forming inverters.
- Familiarity with utility-scale BESS commissioning, grid-support functions, EMS integration, or power-electronics and energy-storage systems testing.
Pay
$120,000 to $160,000K (base salary)
Tools
Python, CAN, Modbus TCP, LTspice, Simscape, PLECS
AI focus
Testing SST applications for AI data centers, including AI load smoothing.
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